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Beginning Level Lesson Plans and Games for ESL Classes
Beginning level lesson plans and games for ESL classes. All lessons include copyable class activities, point by point lesson procedures and other helpful hints for lessons appropriate for beginning level English learners.
Lesson: Guilty!
"Guilty" is a fun classroom game which encourages students to communicate using past tenses. The game can be played by all levels and can be monitored for varying degrees of accuracy.
Grammar Chants - Numbers (American English)
Grammar chants can be a lot of fun to use in classes. They are especially effective to help students learn problematic forms, words, etc. through repetition the right side of the brain engages its 'musical' intelligence. This chant focuses on the use of numbers in British English.
Slap That Word!
Children's ESL game to help associate and reinforce written and spoken words that have been introduced during lessons.
The Bell Game
Children's ESL game to help associate and reinforce written and spoken words that have been introduced during lessons.
Read and Rhyme
Children's ESL game to help associate and reinforce written and spoken words that rhyme and have been introduced during lessons.
Newspaper Crazies
Children's ESL game to help associate and reinforce written and spoken words that rhyme and have been introduced during lessons.
Lesson Plan - Future with Going to and Will
Lesson plan and exercises for ESL classes focusing on the future with will and going to.
Basic English Lessons for Beginning English Learners
20 essential basic English lessons for beginning English learners. Use this gallery as a great way to study the basics in one easy to use area of the site. Each English lesson provides basic information and is followed by a short quiz to test your understanding.
Spelling - Vocabulary Game
This spelling game helps ESL classes and students learn and - or review new vocabulary that may be learned during a unit, or a given period of time such as a week or a semester.
Dialogue: Weekend Sports
Beginner level reading comprehension with follow up multiple choice quiz. This reading focuses on making arrangements to do some weekend sports together.
Beginner Learning Maze
Use this maze as a review test of students' knowledge of English while having fun.
Asking Questions
Lower level lesson aimed at improving students' question asking ability in a variety of basic tenses.
Grammar Chants - Some and Any
Grammar chants can be a lot of fun to use in classes. They are especially effective to help students learn problematic forms, words, etc. through repetition the right side of the brain engages its 'musical' intelligence. This chant focuses on Some and Any.